noun🔗ShareParvenu, nouveau richeOne who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.""The old families in town looked down on the new tech millionaire, considering him an upstart who lacked class and history." "Les vieilles familles de la ville méprisaient le nouveau millionnaire de la tech, le considérant comme un parvenu manquant de classe et d'histoire.personcharactersocietyattitudejobbusinesseconomypoliticsachievementhistoryorganizationmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColchiqueThe meadow saffron."The botanist identified the delicate, spring-blooming upstart as a meadow saffron. "Le botaniste a identifié le délicat colchique printanier comme un colchique des prés.plantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurgir, apparaître soudainementTo rise suddenly, to spring"And his unready weapons gan in hand to take."Et ses armes non préparées ont commencé à prendre en main.actioncharacterbusinesssocietypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNouveau riche, prétentieuxActing like a parvenu."The new student, an upstart, tried to dominate classroom discussions, even though she had only been there a few weeks. "La nouvelle élève, une prétentieuse, a essayé de dominer les discussions en classe, même si elle n'était là que depuis quelques semaines.characterpersonattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrétentieux, arrogantSelf-important and presumptuous."The new student was an upstart, constantly boasting about his high scores on the test. "Le nouvel élève était un prétentieux, se vantant constamment de ses excellents résultats au test.attitudecharacterpersonsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
